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Love and businesse teach eloquence.
Love and businesse teach eloquence.
O churl! drink all; and leave no friendly drop!
O churl! drink all; and leave no friendly drop!
Our liberality should not exceed our ability.
Our liberality should not exceed our ability.
Who is there that, shooting all day long, does not sometimes hit
the mark?
Who is there that, shooting all day long, does not sometimes hit
the mark?
Don't go near the water until you learn how to swim.
Don't go near the water until you learn how to swim.
How fallen, how changed
From him, who, in the happy realms of light,
Clothed with transcendent brightness, read more
How fallen, how changed
From him, who, in the happy realms of light,
Clothed with transcendent brightness, didst outshine
Myriads, though bright.
The fire i' the flint
Shows not till it be struck.
The fire i' the flint
Shows not till it be struck.
Charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
Charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
You tell a tale to a dead man.
You tell a tale to a dead man.
